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Alumna Founds Environmental Consulting Firm

Alumna Founds Environmental Consulting Firm

Alumna Michele E. Gehring (B.S. '98, biological resources engineering) is one of the two principals of Coterie Environmental LLC, a new consulting firm specializing in environmental services for industrial and government clients who operate combustors, solid waste incinerators, and boilers. The company helps organizations comply with regulatory requirements by providing services including trial and risk burns, test oversight and reports, permit development and negotiation, operating plans, employee training, and dispersion modeling.

According to the company's web site, since graduating from the University of Maryland, Gehring has worked in the combustion industry, becoming an expert in regulations, permitting, hazardous waste incineration, multipathway risk assessments, and OSHA requirements. Prior to founding Coterie with principal Heather McHale, she worked for the Franklin Engineering Group and RMT, Inc.